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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

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Fatal Accident at Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 21

Corowa was the scene of a very sad and fatal accident last Sunday night. It appears that at about half-past 9 o'clock on that evening a young man named Frederick Ferdinand Sturm…

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Hunting Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 29

Lord Richard Nevill, A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor, met with a nasty accident while bunting with the Burwood Hounds on Saturday afternoon…

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Drowning Fatality on the Thames. James Stanbury, the Champion Sculler. Drowned. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 3

James Stanbury, the australian scutter, has been drowned in the Thames. Later. The news of Stanbury's death caused a…

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Stanbury Drowned London

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 3

James Stanbury, the champion sculler, was drowned yesterday in the Thomas, Stanbury left Australian shores some two months back, to row the English oarsman…

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Rumoured Drowning of Stanbury. a False Report. London, June 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 27

A great sensation was caused in sporting circles this afternoon by a rumour that James Stanbury, of New South Wales, the champion sculler, had been drowned when…

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Rumored Drowning of Stanbury a False Report. London, June 8

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 3

A great sensation was caused in sporting circles this afternoon by a rumor that James Stanbury, of New South Wales, the champion sculler, had been drowned when…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 29

A terrible accident occurred at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning at Davies' sawmills, Dubbo. An employee named Edward England was engaged in fixing the belt on the…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Two Men Buried Alive

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 15

A shocking double fatality occurred at Lansell's Sandhurst mine, American Gully, on Tuesday afternoon, the victims being Woodman Higman and Alexander Gundry…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Crushed to Death Between the Buffers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 21

A terrible railway fatality happened on Wednesday morning at the Preston Reservoir station, the victim being the assistant station master, Richard Hunter. The deceased was…

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A Terrible Accident. Two Men Scalded to Death. a Third Seriously Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 29

A shocking accident occurred on board the steamer Wendouree at Port Adelaide on Tuesday afternoon, James Sinclair and Arthur Pilsborough being scalded to death…

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Terrible Collision at Sea. Loss of Fifteen Lives

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 37

A disastrous collision occurred off the oast coast of Ireland on Sunday morning, April 19, the Glasgow barque Firth of Solway being run down by the steamer…

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Accident in a Theatre

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 30

A scramble for stats at the Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, on Saturday night when the doorawere thrown open led to a serious accident. A young fellow named Gill, in…

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Intercolonial Items. Alarming Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 30

A serious railway accident occurred at Goulburn shortly before 3 o'clock on Monday morning. The Cooma mail train, consisting of an engine, 17 trucks; two…

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Death by Drowning of a Well-known Grazier

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 28

Mr. G. F. Simpson, the owner of Nowra[?]ie aud Gum Swamp Stations, was drowned on Thursday evening while crossing a creek near the homestead at…

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Fearful Disaster in Japan. Another Tidal Wave. 10,000 Persons Drowned. London, June 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 26

The recent earthquake and tidal wave in northeastern Japan, which destroyed several towns and villages and killed over 1000 persons, has been followed by a far…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 29

A terrible accident, involving the death of Samuel Dower and father and son, took place on Friday night at the Golden Gate mine, Elsine…

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Accident to H.M.S. Blake. Bursting of a Pipe. a Stoker Killed and Five Injured. London, June 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 27

A somewhat serious accident happened yesterday to Her Majesty's cruiser Blake, 9000 tons, 12 guns, one of the vessels of the Channel Squadron. The cruiser was…

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Peculiar Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 29

A painful accident befel Mr. Harry Williams, the property master of the Melbourne Theatre Royal, during the scene in the third act of The Pointsman…

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Painful Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 29

The Bourke Herald says :—"On Sunday morning last, Mr. David Reid, a shearing machine expert, met with a very severe and painful accident. While…

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Terrible Railway Accident. a Passenger Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 35

A terrible accident has occurred on the Eastern railway line near Lion Mill, about seven miles from Guilford (W.A.) The train from Perth to Northan was proceeding…

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